A long silence fell upon the hall as everyone's gaze fixated on the severed head of the old man. A sense of horror emerged in their eyes.0

That elderly figure held an exceptionally distinguished status; He was the great-grandfather of the current emperor and had once served as the emperor of the Frost Water Empire. He had chosen to abdicate to focus on cultivating the martial path.0

Within the Frost Water Empire, there were fewer than ten Longevity Qi Stage martial artists. Even though it might seem like a considerable number, the majority were still in the early Longevity Qi Stage, with only a few in the middle stage. The head of the Ji Family, a figure who rivaled the Frost Water Empire's royal family, Ji Congyun, was merely in the late Longevity Qi Stage.0

However, that royal ancestor had achieved the peak of...0